
Research Medical Center stands as a cornerstone healthcare provider in the Kansas City region, combining the resources and expertise of HCA Healthcare with deep local market knowledge and specialized clinical services. This dual-campus facility serves the greater Kansas City area through comprehensive acute care and behavioral health services, making it one of 10 HCA Midwest Health hospitals in the region.
Comprehensive Medical Excellence
The acute care campus operates as a 585+ bed hospital offering an impressive array of specialty services including a Level I Trauma Center, Primary Stroke Center, Chest Pain Center, and Breast Care Center. Beyond traditional inpatient services, Research Medical Center provides women's health services with obstetrics and fertility options, emergency care, orthopedic programs across three locations, and convenient walk-in clinics. The Research Psychiatric Center, a 95+ bed facility, delivers specialized behavioral healthcare for adolescents, adults, and seniors, treating emotional disorders, mental illness, and substance abuse with a compassionate, evidence-based approach.
Why Work At Research Medical Center
- Surgical excellence with self-preferential scheduling posted four weeks in advance for predictability
- Access to continuous equipment investment including advanced surgical instruments and patient positioning technology
- Collaborative culture emphasizing mutual respect among surgical staff, charge nurses, and interdisciplinary teams
- Competitive compensation with $20,000 sign-on bonuses for experienced RNs (eligible candidates)
- Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with 100% match on 3-9% of pay, and fertility/adoption assistance
- Free counseling services, telemedicine, and AirMed medical transportation
- Tuition assistance, student loan support, and certification funding
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% discount on HCA Healthcare stock
Career Growth and Community Impact
As part of HCA Healthcare's learning health system processing approximately 37 million annual patient encounters, Research Medical Center professionals contribute to advancing medical science while delivering exceptional patient care. The organization's commitment to colleague investment-with HCA Healthcare dedicating up to $300 million in support programs over three years-creates meaningful career development opportunities. Team members participate in continuous improvement initiatives, evidence-based practice implementation, and interdisciplinary collaboration that directly improves patient outcomes. Working in Kansas City's thriving healthcare market, professionals join a community-focused organization recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute.
Mission
Deliver compassionate, evidence-based acute and behavioral healthcare to the Kansas City community while advancing HCA Healthcare's mission of giving people a healthier tomorrow.
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Certified Respiratory Therapist
Description
NOW Offering A $20,000 SIGN ON Bonus FOR Qualified Candidates!
NEW RATES!
Introduction
Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized. Submit your application for the opportunity below: Certified Respiratory Therapist Research Medical Center
Benefits
Research Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
- Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
- Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
- Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
- 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
- Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
- Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
- Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
- Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
- Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
- Colleague recognition program
- Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
- Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.
Learn more about Employee Benefits
Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.
We are seeking a CRT for our team to ensure that we continue to provide all patients with high quality, efficient care. Did you get into our industry for these reasons? We are an amazing team that works hard to support each other and are seeking a phenomenal addition like you who feels patient care is as meaningful as we do. We want you to apply!
Job Summary and Qualifications
Under the general direction of the Director/Supervisor or designee, performs diagnostic and therapeutic procedures ordered by a physician. Duties include medical gas administration, aerosol therapy, obtaining and analyzing blood specimens, performing patient testing, operating and maintaining various types of respiratory and cardiopulmonary equipment, assisting with cardiopulmonary resuscitation, providing patient education, monitoring equipment and patient response to therapy. Additional responsibilities include completing patient documentation in the patient and departmental records, to include all computer based documentation. Cleaning equipment and maintaining safety and infection control practices. Accepting other job responsibilities as deemed reasonable by the Director/Supervisor or designee. In this position, the RCP will NOT be providing mechanical ventilation or maintaining artificial airways until they have successfully completed and graduated from their Respiratory Therapy program. The employee will provide care for birth to pediatric, pediatric/child patients between 1 to 11 years of age; adolescent patients between 12 to 17 years of age; adult patients between 18 to 64 years; and geriatric patients 65 years and older.
What Qualifications You Will Need:
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date
- Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
- (NBRC-CRT) Certified Respiratory Therapist
- (CRT-State) Certified Respiratory Therapist, or (RRT/RCP-State) Respiratory Therapist/Practitioner, or Associate Degree, or Bachelors Degree
Research Medical Centeris a 585+ bed hospital. Our hospital offers an array of medical and health clinic services. This includes women's services offering obstetrics and fertility, an emergency room, and a trauma center. We offer a Stroke Center, a walk-in clinic, and orthopedics across three Kansas City locations. Our specialty care areas include a Chest Pain Center, Level I Trauma Center, Breast Care Center, Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Programs, and Primary Stroke Center. We are one of 10 HCA Midwest Health hospitals in Kansas City and surrounding areas
Research Psychiatric Centeris a 95+ bed facility. We offer acute inpatient, day treatment, and community-based outpatient behavioral healthcare. We treat adolescents, adults, and senior adults for emotional disorders, mental illness, and substance abuse. Our professional staff includes psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and licensed professional counselors. We are committed to delivering our patients skilled compassionate care regardless of age or circumstance.
HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies(R) by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.
"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder
If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply for our CRT opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be directly contacted by a member of our team.We are interviewing apply today!
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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